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Allure of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

AndreaTX

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2023

Ship: Allure of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8710

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All in all, a great cruise. Good food, great dining staff. Huge ship, lots of people, lots to do. Downside of Royal Caribbean is so much upselling - even sodas cost extra. Too many specialty restaurants. Kids club costs extra after 10pm. Great entertainment, lots of food, clean ship, great housekeeping staff. The new port staff have lots of room for improvement.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was pretty good. Buffet was a buffet, main dining was usually very good. Samba restaurant was great.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enough pools to please everyone, we also did rock climbing, zipline, did a couple of the dance fitness classes that were fun. There were lines for most things, but it wasn't too long of a wait.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Latin band was great, caribbean band was great. Mama Mia catered to an older crowd, but was very good. Comedy was great too. The OceanAria was great.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

I had one kid who loved it, another not so much.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The main dining room staff were wonderful. The others were fine.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

It's huge. Lots of people, lots of walking. Was fine for me, but a little harder for older folks.

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

They really need to get it together. The port staff are awful and mean. trying to get a car from the parking lot to the pickup location was a huge hassle.

10 Comments

Lbgammel 1 year ago

I recommend you get the beverage package for nonalcoholic drinks. Covers sodas, fresh squeezed orange juice, specialty coffees, and virgin cocktails. Well worth it to me!

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DaMaskedCruiser 1 year ago

Thanks for the review and heads up on disembarkation. The Masked Cruiser will be on Allure soon

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lumberjackoff 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the Allure! Yeah they charge for drinks including sodas but I guess that's just the way it is now .

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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MarkXDStops 1 year ago

Thank you for your helpful review. Sounds like we will need to roll our luggage to our car in the parking lot, and should not send one of us to bring the car around to our luggage. Good information!

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review glad you enjoyed most of your cruise 🚢

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise

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Shh813 1 year ago

Was this your first cruise? There has always been a charge for soda, unless you bought the package and you can also bring 1 12 pack of canned soda for each person and the children's center there has also been a charge for after 10:00 PM. This is before Covid, so not new. Glad you enjoyed most everything else. We were on the Allure in 2019 and loved it. No complaints.

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CruzeFan 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed it and to see a positive review, especially during spring break.

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